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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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